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Aug. 25, 1925. 1,551,438

A. C. STALEY STEAM GENERATOR TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER- Filed Oct. 26. 1922 2 Shoots-Sheet 1 I-I-J INVENTOR fiLLE/V C. 6T/7LEY Aug. 25, 1925. 1,551,438

I A; c; S TALEY swim GENERATOR TEMPEVFATURE CONTROLLER Filed 001;.26. 1922v l 2 Sheets-Shut 2 INVENTOR ELLE/7 CuSTHLE'Y ATTORNEY 1T0 allwhom it may concern: 7

' invention is the provision of means for auto 'and-steam from the source of supply to the v provision of means for regulating the parts of the thermostatic mechanismiforchangi'ng I, I automotive 1 steam i power pla as seen'jon line Figure. 2,"'l'

- thermostat.

v State of Indiana, havei'nv'ented certain new erator temperature controller and comprises a thermostatic mechanism, preferably "for use in connection. withan automotivesteam power plant asset forth in a co-pending' and for automatically closing the bleedin And a further feature of the invention is the provision ofmeans forfautomatically stopping the operation of'the parts to wh 1c the'thermostat attached-incident to a high therobjects-andjadvantages will be herej Patented Aug. 25, 1925. 1,551,438

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- Application nieaociab eriaa iaaa anate-9.5

Be it known thatI, ALLEN (l. STALEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at La Fayette, in the county of Tlppecanoe and ower plant, as shown diagrammatically in I p an as irating fuel burner 3, a pilot 4, a and useful Improvements in vSteam-(Erenblast an 5, a fuel pump 6,.a water pump 7, erator Temperature Controllers, of; which I the following is a specification. mg the b ast fan, fuel pump and water This invention relates to a steam gen control 1 controls the passage of steam and p the engine 8. The thermostatic control 1 application filed'August 30, 1922, Serial No. 585,271, and the prime feature ofthe present.

1 opposite end thereof with a hollow chamber maticallycontrolling the passage of-water with the chamber 12 having a cap 13 atvarious l t t hi h 'tached thereto, which cap has slid1ng,c0n-' mechanism isattached.

A further feature of the invention is in, so constructing the thermostat that steam for' 'oper'ating parts of the plant to which the thermostat is connected will pass directly through the thermostat.

A-further feature of the invention is the provision of means in connection with the thermostat proper for automatically bleedingthe thermostat at certaingtemperatures the thermostatic the chamber 12, said cap havin an extenand by means of which water may escape from the tubular member 10 when it is necessary to drain orbleed said tube. The head end of the boiler 2 by suitable piping 11, said head having a port 18 through which steam or water may pass into a central tube 19 encased within the tubular member 10 and live steam may also pass through the port 18 into a port 20 and from thence to the main engine 21 of the automobile, a pipe section 22 extending from the outer end of port when a higher temperatureis reache A' further feature of the. invention is the thetime of'operationof parts-thereof. i

' tion having a valve 23 so that the engine 21 may be cut ofi from the boiler when desired. When the steam power plant is first started, the water in the coils of the boiler de' 'ee' of itempelrature therein, construction being cold and the tubular inafter morefully set forth andipointed ou in the accompanying specifications. the pump 7 Will be discharged partially into In the acoompanying-drawiiigil" the tube19 through the port 18, and as the Figure l is. .a diagrammatic:- view ogan ist-ance from the. bleeder valve 24 the use water discharged into the tube 19 will be .2 is. a detail osmiu bledor drawn off through the opening'16 section of althermostatic control for the anddischarged into the hollow chamber 12 operating parts ofthepower "lant, v g from whence-it isvreturned througha drain igure 3 is adetailysectlon view thereof it is prevented from reaching the engine 8 employed'for operating the fuel and water pumps and the blast fan or blower.

I Figllre is aivseiionallvliew 6M on ine H1} g re 3', a.11d, v

Figure5 i bottom plan-vile, of the igure 1,'comprising.a boiler construction 2,

pump, all of said elements being operated from a-single shaft *9. The thermostatic comprises a tubular member 10, oneend of whlch is connected with a head 11, andthe tact with the walls of an opening 14 through The presentthermostatic control '1 is used T f in connection with an automotive steam and an engine 8 for simultaneously operatwater to the boiler construction 2 and-to 12, the end of the member 10 connecting I 1' I 'sion 15 through which is forme a port 16 portion '11 is connected with the discha'r, e

the port 20 to the engine 21, said pipe secmembers 10 and 19 of the thermostatic control being contracted, the .water forced by lo er end of the extension 15 is positioned 25"to' 'tlie'f'source of water supply, and by carrying 'ofi the cold water in this manner As the tubes boiler construction ill) Bil

the Wilhel pomp through the medium of e pipe 2?, and as the valve 26 is open until such time as the "water within the looiler hes heen heated to e prescribed degree izhe water from "the pump will pass through iJhe vulve seeds 28 cncl discharge into the drain "from whence it will return to the source of supply of woken In "this manner the weiser thrown by the pump 7 incident "lo raising the temperature of ihe waver 130 e prescribed clegrse, will he shuniecl erouncl the holler and caused to circulete through the various oil the iherinoshuiic conhrol encl reborn to the source supply vvithone effecting 'lhe contents holler.

hi her i, 2 in er of the holler ion he n conv "oil into the tuhnlnr El he :Eorceol egg by closing steers he re'snrn through 10 into e che'mher $29 hi 1O entering the liencl ll conveyed vihrou h n hore so seirl pipe from the l 10 the 1 i re hleerler he opening ill 31 causing hhe uler er s of the whence i iizoe pipe ieenl ill to if e engine 8, the carried 'hhrough pipe 31 operating engine" The pass of l'vhe sitcom lhe here inho the pipe age all

31 is conirollecl ihrou h medium ole valve 32., Sui-cl v lve heing emoinstically ere'hecl in e, i .nner to he hereinafter set forth.

@ne end of the hleeoler valve 24 is fulcruniecl Within the chernloer posiite encl thereof entenrls over encl opereicee the pressure valve 2c and inciilenii lo 'lzhe expansion of 'ohe Enuhuler nqemher l0 i.- portion of the hleecler valve en'iencling o, L the pressure valve will he forced egeinsh the pressure valve with sufficien force to the some, 'lherehv cutting on she of the vveiser zbhrough. the pipe :2? into the drain and causing ii; o enicer cliree y into ithe holler eonecrrcii n. The velvs is nor rnell unseehl helrl in po lc-ion pressure e? lhe hie l- 12 While the opopen @sihion;

e to close menses than the spring 33 heing arranged to hold the hearing plate 35 normally extended, but

which will yield unclcr continued pressure 7 member 10, the pressure on the valve will overcome the pressure of the spring 36 after the valve 26 has been seated and this adclitionel movement is employed for automaticelly closing the valve 32 thereby shutting oil the steam to the engine 8 and stopping the operation of ell parts of the power plane and incident to this action the operator of the vehicle will thus he apprised that some ehnorrnal condition has arisen requiring his immediate invesizigsi'sion. The valve 32 is helrl in open position through 'hhe medium of a hell crane lever 3? which is pivoted to s bracket 38 extending from the head 1h one errn of ifihe hell crank lever losing on tenrleol he'bvveen e ljusting nuts 39 threaded onto; stern valve 32 sold osihionerl on opposite sides or"; the he hell crenlr lever so thei the velve will he influenced. hy the swinging movement of said arm opposihe arm of the hell crenh 8'? and u pari of hhe heed 11 is positioned e spring 40 which directs ouhvvnrcl pressure against the co-opereizing arm of "she lever so "that when the lever is free ho move, the tension of the spring will reel; hell crnnh lever on its pivot and force the valve 32 to closed posiiion. 'l'ne hell crenlr lever is designed to norrnelly hold the valve 32 in open position, n ell lasing pivoted to one arm or the hellerenlr lever and having its end shutting egeinsh e shoulder on the bracket 38 and so long as said nun is in engagement vvi'lh seicl shoulder, the valve 82 will he held in The. free end Or the hleeder volve .24 is airljustehly etiheched to i one en-(l oi a, trip reel 43, the opposite encl of sold trip rocl having e head 44 thereon which under abnormal lengthwise move- Linenh of ill?) reel 43 will engage extension =l5 of the latch i-f. encl cause seiiii latch '50 out of enga-geinens with the shoulder l2, encl when so releesezl the spring" 40 will instantly operate the hell crenlc lever to move the, velve 32 to closed position and ibhereloy our, oil the sfiesrn ho engine 8. The heed ie is so arranged that un'cler ordinary movemenl: oi the hleeler valve 2% ii; not release the latch ll from its oo-o' crating shoulder and will only he brought into engagement with the "extension 45 of the lelzch under extreme movement of the bleeds valve 26% against the pressure "operated valve To insure suflicient cleereince between hhe extension 15 end the loleerler valve 2 1,

Between the endoil 'ehe as when parts of the thermostat are cold, a sto 46 is adjustably mounted through one -wa1 of the hollow chamber 12 against which the bleedervalve strikes. as it is mov ing away from thepressure operated valve I,

limiting the swinging movement 26 there y of the bleeder valve.

- set up operation thereof.-

In operating a device of this class, when the boiler construction is cold, an electric motor 48 is energized by closing a switch.

49, the clutch 50 on the motor engaging the shaft 9 and'setting up operation of the blast fan 5, fuel pump 6, and water ump. 7 this operation continuin I until sum time as a suflicient amount 0 steam is generated in theboiler-to operate the engine 8 when the switch 49 is again opened and the motor 48 water created by the pum cut out from the engine. Prior to energizing-the motor 48, "avalve 51 employed for normally closing the port18 is opened, consequently the water forced through the pipe 17 from thepump 7, will passby the check valve 52 at the entranceof the boiler construction and enter theport 18 from whence it passes downwardly through the central tube 19 and through the opening 16 in the extension 15 and is returned to the source of su ply of-fwater through the drain 25. I

's the entire volume of water thrown, by the pump 7 will not pass through the port 18 and tube '19, the'residue enters the chamber 12 through the ipe 27 and from thence into the drain, the ow of the water continuing throughthe tube 19 and pipe 27 until such time as sufiicient steam is enerated to operate the engine 8 and inci ent to raising the steam, the. tubular member 10 will be sufli'ciently'heated to expand the same and as the cap 13 attached to one end thereof is 'slidably mounted through the wall of the chamber 12, such expansion will force the end of the extension 15 against the bleeder valve 24 and stop further flow of the water and steam through the port 16. As the ex- 'pansion of the tubular membercontinues as the temperature of the steam is increased, the 'bleeder valve 24 will be swung towards thepressure valve 26 and eventually close said valve whereupon the res'sure of the will force the water by the check 52 an enter the water intothe boiler. I

Should the temperature within the boiler recede, the tube 10 will be correspondingly struction. v

After the power plant has been once set cooled, thus gradually retracting the length I of 'the tube and incident to this movement the spring 33 will gradually move thevalve 26 away from itsseat 28 andpermita certain amount of water created by the pump 7 to shunt around the boiler construction and return to the initial point of supply of the water thereby affording abetter and quicker recuperation of steam within the boiler conin operation the thermostatic construction here shown will automatically control the various elements of the plant and maintain a substantially uniform temperature of the water at. all times, and in the event of parts of the device becominginoperative to such an extent as to cause the temperature of the steam to rise to a more or'less dangerous degree the steam to the engine for operating the various elements of the plant will be instantly cut off thereby stop-ping operation of all parts of the device.

It will further be seen that a constant fiow of live steam will be passing through the tubular-members 10 and 19 so long as the mechanisms of the plant are in operation,

consequently a more uniform operation of the regulating device will be maintained.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A steam generator temperature controller, comprising a hollow chamber, a head having ports therethrough, expansible tubular members connecting said chamber and head, and means controlled by the expansion or contraction of one of said tubular members for regulating the flow of steam and water through said member and chamber.

2. In a steam generator temperature controller, a hollow chamber, a head having 1 ports therethrough for the passage of steam, tubular members connecting said head and hollow chamber, a valve for cutting off the passage of steam through one of the ports of the-head, a valve for controlling the admission and passage of water through the hollow chamber, means associated with said rs extending from said head to said hollow chamber, means for draining the contents from said tubes, and means within the hollow chamber for closing one end of one'of said tubes incident to expansion of the tube.

4. In a steam generator temperature-controller, a hollow chamber, a head having ports therethrough, a pair of tubular mem- 'bers extending from the head to saidhollow chamber, one within the other, a drainage member at the end of the outer tubular member associated with the hollow chant, her, a valve for controlling the drainage from the tubular members, means controlled by said valve for regulating the passage of water through the hollow chamber, and means for adjustably connecting said hollow chamber and head.

5. In a steam generator temperature controller, the combination with a boiler construction and a pump for conveying water to said boiler construction, of a thermostat comprising a hollow chamber, expansible tubes connected with said chamber, and means associated with and controlled by the contraction and expansion of said tubular members for controlling the flow of the water from said pump to said boiler construction.

'6. The combination with a steam automotive gpower'plant including a boiler construction, a pump for conveying water to said boiler construction, and an engine for operating said pump, of a thermostatic control for regulating the operation of said engine comprising a hollow chamber, a head having ports therethrough :tor the passage of steam and water, expansible tubular members extending from said head to said hollow chamber, means for draining oil the contents of said tubes when in liquid form, means controlled by the expansion of said tubes for closing the drainage opening associated therewith, a valve for controlling the v passage of steam through said head into said engine, and means controlled by the expansion of said tubes for automatically closing said valve for cutting oil the passage of steam to said engine;

7. The combination with a steam automotive power plant including a boiler construction, a pump for conveying water to said boiler construction, and an engine for providing continuous operation of said pump, of a thermostat control for shuntlng the residue of water around said boiler construction, comprising a hollow chamber, a

head having ports tlierethrough, expansible tubular members connected to said head and entering said hollow chamber, a valve in said hollow chamber for controlling the passage of water from the pump through said chamber, and means influenced by the expansion of said tubesfor controlling the operation of said valve.

8. A steam generator temperature controller comprising a hollow chamber, a head having ports therethrough, an expan'sible tubular member connecting the chamber and head, and means controlled by the expansion or contraction of said tubular member for re ulating the flow of water through the tubular member, substantially as set forth.

9. A steam generator temperature controller for boilers comprising a hollow 'lar member for operatin chamber, a valve within the chamber for regulating the supply of feed water to the boiler, a head having ports therethrough communicating with the boiler discharge, an expansible tubular member connecting the chamber and head, and means controlled by the expansion and contraction of said tubug said valve, substantially as set forth.

10. A steam generator temperature controller for boilers comprising 7 a hollow chamber, a valve within the chamber for regulating the supply of feed water to the boiler, a head communicating with the boiler discharge, said head having ports therethrough, a valve for one of the ports normally held away from its seat, an expansible tubular member connecting the chamber and head, and means controlled by the expansion and contraction of said tubular member for operating both of said valves, substantially as set forth.

"11. lln a power plant having a boiler, a pump and a steam engine, a thermostat including an expansible tube through which steam passes from said boiler to said engine, a tube within said expansible tube and communicating therewith at one end, a passage through the wall oi the first-named tube for draining the same, and means con trolled by the expansion and contraction of said tube for opening and closing the passage, substantially as set forth.

- 12. In a power plant having a boiler, a main steam engine, an auxiliary steam engine, and a pump supplying water to the boiler, a thermostat including an expansible tube through which steam passes from the boiler to the auxiliary engine, a valve controlling a by-pass for the water supplied by the pump, and means actuated by the expansion and contraction of said tube for operating said valve, substantially as set forth. I

18. In aiipower plant having a boiler,a main steam engine, an auxiliary steam englue and a pump supplying water to the boiler said pump being driven by the aux iliary engine, a thermostat including an expansible tube through which steam passes from the boiler to the auxiliary engine, a valve controlling a by-pass for the water supplied by the pump, a valve controlling the passage of steam to the auxiliary en-' gine, and means actuated by the expansion and contraction of saidtube for operating said valves, substantially as set forth.

I l. In a power plant having a boiler, a main steam engine, an auxiliary steam en-.

gine and a punipdriven by the auxiliary 1 engine for supplying water to said boiler, a thermostat including an expansible tube providing a conduit for steam passing from the boiler to the auxiliary pump, a valve adapted to close said passage, and means operable onexcessive e'xpansionof said tube forcausi n' the valve to close said passage;

'6 main" ste8m[ eng ne,l an auxiliary steam en-'.

as set] forth.

gine-anda pump driven bythe auxiliary'en-ff I 117.; Adevicef'a's in iclai n' 17, having lost 86 motion connections between said lever and gine forsu-pplyin water to said boiler, a

thernistatl in'clud1ng an -;'e ;pans'ible; tube form-ing 'apart of the steam conduit leading f 118L111?aapower' plantlh ving a boiler, a

from theboiler to the auxiliary 'enginixa;

' chamber 'at' oneend'of said1mbe, dmim e I passagefleading through the-wall ofsaldfl v I bQllel'f a thermostat including an expansible tube, said chambeig i a 'j valve in: said" chamber providing a-byp'ass fonwater' from the pump,; and means. in the: chamber controlledii hy theiexpansionand contraction of 1 said ftuhe 'ffoi'iclosing the drainage passage and actuating the i..}valve" it o "close the by- .pass,--stibstantial1y"asset'iqrth.i. s

' h wi g afiboiler, a

auxiliary-steam enen theauxiliary' water-to said boiler,

p mp; 1

". sn n zaengin'e -ifor'. Suppl m 'ther d ii c udfi exp esib flbe P v d g a nduit rst msp mgimm the 'boiler;,ito the auxiliary "valve,

adaFtdsaid passa e ,i'- a valve]con= .e

iii gt lineag wm t W le -#01 1 'trol a" "power plant having a bpil'egax berconstructed and arranged to close .in

succession the drainage openinggfthevalve ion the bypass, and the valve for the steam -passage "as said tube expands, substantially as" set 'iorth;

the bypia.s sjvalve substantiallyas set forth.

inain' steam engine', an auxiliary steam engine and apump supplying water-to said rginyhand at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 20th day of'October, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-two.

.j ALLENG. SITALEY. 

